Eledon Pharmaceuticals Announces Pricing of $85 Million Underwritten Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants
October 29 2024 - 7:46AM
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eledon”) (NASDAQ: ELDN), today
announced the pricing of its underwritten offering of (i)
18,356,173 shares of its common stock at a price of $3.65 per share
and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of
4,931,507 shares of common stock at a price of $3.649 per
pre-funded warrant. The pre-funded warrants will be immediately
exercisable and will have an exercise price of $0.001 per share.
The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and offering expenses, are expected to be
approximately $85 million. All of the shares of common stock and
pre-funded warrants in the offering are to be sold by Eledon. The
offering is expected to close on or about October 30, 2024, subject
to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The financing includes participation from new and existing
investors, including BVF Partners LP, RA Capital Management,
Frazier Life Sciences, Blue Owl Healthcare Opportunities, First
Light Asset Management, Sphera Healthcare, Woodline Partners LP,
Nantahala Capital and T1D Fund: A Breakthrough T1D Venture.
Leerink Partners is acting as sole book-running manager for the
offering. Noble Capital Markets Inc. is acting as financial
advisor.
Eledon currently intends to use the net proceeds from this
offering to advance its pipeline and for working capital and
general corporate purposes.
The offering is being made pursuant to a registration statement
on Form S-3 (File No. 333-282260), previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 20,
2024 and declared effective on October 2, 2024. The offering is
being made only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement
that form a part of the registration statement. A preliminary
prospectus supplement and final prospectus supplement relating to
the offering will be filed with the SEC and available on the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the preliminary prospectus
supplement and final prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, once available, may also be obtained by contacting
Leerink Partners LLC, Attention: Syndicate Department, 53 State
Street, 40th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, by telephone at
(800) 808-7525, ext. 6105, or by email at
syndicate@leerink.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of,
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About Eledon Pharmaceuticals and
tegoprubart
Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biotechnology
company that is developing immune-modulating therapies for the
management and treatment of life-threatening conditions. Eledon’s
lead investigational product is tegoprubart, an anti-CD40L antibody
with high affinity for the CD40 Ligand, a well-validated biological
target that has broad therapeutic potential. The central role of
CD40L signaling in both adaptive and innate immune cell activation
and function positions it as an attractive target for
non-lymphocyte depleting, immunomodulatory therapeutic
intervention. Eledon is building upon a deep historical knowledge
of anti-CD40 Ligand biology to conduct preclinical and clinical
studies in kidney allograft transplantation, xenotransplantation,
and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Eledon is headquartered in
Irvine, California.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including
statements regarding Eledon’s expectations on the timing and
completion of the offering and the anticipated use of proceeds
therefrom. No assurance can be given that the offering will be
completed on the terms described. Forward-looking statements are
inherently uncertain and are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainties, including market conditions, failure of customary
closing conditions and the risk factors and other matters set forth
in the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus that
will be included in the registration statement. Additional risks
and uncertainties that could cause Eledon’s actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained
herein are discussed in the company’s quarterly 10-Qs, annual 10-K,
and other filings with the SEC, which can be found at www.sec.gov.
Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release
speak only as of the date hereof and not of any future date, and
the company expressly disclaims any intent to update any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Investor Contact:
Stephen JasperGilmartin Group(858) 525
2047stephen@gilmartinir.com
Media Contact:
Jenna UrbanBerry & Company Public Relations(212) 253
8881jurban@berrypr.com
Source: Eledon Pharmaceuticals
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